An Unshakable Kingdom
(Exodus 20:18-21; Deuteronomy 5:22-33)
18For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm; 19to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken. 20For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”b 21The sight was so terrifying that even Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”c
22Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels 23in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the judge of all men, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, 24to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
25See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven? 26At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”d 27The words, “Once more,” signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that the unshakable may remain.
28Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe. 29For our God is a consuming fire.e
Todays study I'd long due to the importance of its meaning. I read it several times to fully grasp it.
“Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”
“Once more,” signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that the unshakable may remain.
Look around you, everything will be removed, burned up and cleansed.
Don't refuse Him!
Are you receiving the unshakable kingdom?
If so be filled with gratitude and worship God with reverence and awe.
Blessings, David
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